Uploaded on 2017-03-08 by Deborah Campbell

The three stocks and flows of my city, Glasgow, that I would like to discuss are: Food, energy and information. Food: As with any other western city today, Glasgow's stocks of food come from all over the world. At present we can have foods out of season as they are transported in from other countries. We need to start consuming food on a seasonal basis. I believe that this will change in the near future and that to better control the flow of food around the world and to become more sustainable we need to adopt a more local flow of produce and curtail our demand for unsustainable out of season foods. We will also see a change in the flow of food waste as more methods of re-use and recycling are introduced for both food waste and packaging which will either be recycled or made from biodegradable material. Energy: We are already seeing how our cities energy production and consumption is changing in the form of the installation of more renewable systems to generate energy and the adoption of passive building techniques to reduce the need to use as much energy. Such as natural shading or ventilation to a building or more effective forms of insulation and heat retaining glass. We also see the installation of better appliances in homes and businesses which use less energy, such as the induction hob shown in the photograph attached. The use and installation of these stocks in our modern buildings will mean that the flow of energy to the city will be greatly reduced as the city will be able to generate more of this itself and will be using less because of the use of new technologies. We will also reduce and eventually eradicate the flow of CO2 coming from our city. Information: The flow of information in today's world is instantaneous. The problem that we have at present is that the quality of the information is not always true or verified. I believe that the need and demand for this information will continue but that the quality will have to be addressed as people will want accurate information. The stocks of information that we have in Glasgow in the form of libraries, museums and galleries will stay relevant as they are also considered to be of historical interest. Unfortunately in the surrounding smaller towns and villages this is not the trend. With many libraries in particular being closed down. This is due to the fact that people can access all of the information that they need much quicker on the internet and the historical value of these smaller buildings does not exist. And so it seems for these libraries which were once very much a stock that they will become a flow and either be demolished and recycled or converted into some other type of building which is in demand.